Pasquale Passarelli (born 14 March 1957) is a retired Italian-born German wrestler who competed in the Greco-Roman bantamweight division. He won a world and a European title in 1981 and an Olympic gold medal in 1984.[2] He missed the 1980 Olympics due to their boycott by West Germany.[1]
 Passarelli (right) at the 1977 Junior World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 March 1957 Gambatesa, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Johannis 07, Nürnberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Heinz Ostermann[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passarelli was born in Italy, and moved to West Germany at the age of five. He retired after the 1984 Olympics, and later worked as a real estate agent in Southern Germany.[1] Between 2001 and 2005 he coached wrestlers at the club KSV Berghausen.[3] His brothers Claudio and Thomas are also retired competitive wrestlers.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Jürgen Bröker (2008) Olympia-Legende "Ich wollte einfach nicht aufgeben". Spiegel Online
- ^ Passarelli, Pasquale (GER). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Geschichte des KSV Berghausen. ksv-berghausen.de
- ^ "Pasquale Pasarelli". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019.
External links edit
- Pasquale Passarelli at the International Wrestling Database
- Pasquale Passarelli at Olympedia
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